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Gahanna-Lincoln went on an 11-0 fourth quarter run that spanned nearly 5 minutes, giving them the lead for good as they survived with a 53-50 win over Pickerington Central tonight at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. In the end, the Tigers’ (19-8) Connor Kern would Continue reading →

Despite being outscored in the second half, Gahanna-Lincoln cruised to a 64-54 win over Newark on Saturday in the Columbus 2 district final. Gahanna (20-5), was led by Aaron Jackson, who had 15 points and 7 rebounds for the game. With the win, the Lions Continue reading →

There was no divisonal play in the Ohio Capital Conference last night, but there were plenty of teams in action. As mentioned by Zach last night, Westland dominated Marysville 79-47. There were 19 other OCC teams who played last night:

Upper Arlington’s Danny Hummer and Kevin Vannatta combined to score 51 of the 60 points for the Bears (7-7, 4-4), and they survived Hilliard Darby 60-55 in overtime. Vannatta hit one of his six threes late in the fourth quarter to send the game into the extra frame. The Panthers (9-6, 4-4) had four scorers in double figures, including a team-high 16 from Taylor VanWinkle.

Jalen Rhea had 29 points, and visiting New Albany (13-2, 8-0) used its stellar defense to dominate hostDeSales 64-38. Michael Hippler was the only Stallion to score more than 5 for DeSales (7-9), finishing with 6 points.

In a battle of two upper-tier OCC teams, Dublin Coffman used a 12-point, nine rebound effort from Jason Hall to fend off host Olentangy Orange 54-47. Coffman (10-3, 7-1) was helped by winning the free-throw battle, going 15-of-21 from the line, while only allowing Orange (8-4, 5-2) to reach the charity stripe 8 times, making 5.

In another defensive struggle, Worthington Kilboune used a 17-4 second-half run to hold off visiting Franklin Heights 45-39. The Wolves (6-9, 2-6) were led by Seth Hill with 11 points. Despite the loss, Heights (6-8, 3-5) was led by Aaron Page, with a game-high 16 points.

Behind a 48-30 second half, visiting Grove City dominated host Central Crossing in a cross-town rivalry game 77-45.. Winners of 5 of their last 6, the ‘Hounds (9-7, 5-3) were led by a double-double from Brandon Bapst, finishing with 18 points and 13 rebounds. The Comets (2-14, 0-8) were led by Marc Russell with 16 points.

Despite being outscored 27-14 in the third quarter, host Thomas Worthington outlasted Dublin Jerome 57-47. The Cardinals (11-3, 5-3) Lance Leslie was the top scorer, contributing a game-high 16 points. Freshman Mason Baich of Jerome (4-9, 2-5) filled the stat sheet with a team-high 14 points, six rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal.

Bishop Hartley limited Pickerington North to 14 second half points, defeating the Panthers 45-31 in a game at North. The game was won at the charity stripe, with the Hawks (9-3) shooting 16-of-24 from the line, while Pickerington North (7-8, 2-6) was limited to only 2 attempts all game (2 of 2). Kris Little for Hartley was the game’s leading scorer with 17.

Gahanna kept their winning streak alive last night, defeating the visiting Westerville Central 72-56. Behind a 23-3 free throw margin, the Lions (9-4, 4-4) dominated the middle two quarters after falling behind 18-14 to the Warhawks (7-8, 3-5) after the first quarter. Aaron Jackson for Gahanna had a game-high 23 points.

Avoiding looking ahead to Friday’s game at Westerville North, Dublin Scioto jumped out 23-10 after the first quarter, en route to a 72-28 victory versus visiting Marysville. Scioto (13-1, 7-1) limited the Monarchs (4-10, 2-6) to 11 second-half points, and didn’t allow any Monarch to finish in double digits. Josh Ashwill was the leading scorer for the Irish with 17.